Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Country Kids 12/12/20

Welcome back to Country Kids. I hope that you are all keeping well. This week’s Country Kids linky will be the last one this year and will run over three…

Father Christmas riding a golf buggy covered in tinsel

Festive fun at Chiltern Open Air Museum

This time of year, we’d normally have lots of festive days out planned. This year though, the calendar is looking very empty without the usual Christmas events. We did have…

A picture of a blue dragonfly on a reed with the text "#366daysofgratitude 2020"

#366daysofgratitude 2020 – Week 48

At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed…

Friday Focus 04/12/20 – Preparation

Advent is a time for preparation and the last couple of weeks have been busy preparing for various things. Obviously, the preparation for Christmas is underway – most of the…

The wooden carving of Jessica at her forever bed with yellow roses and goldenrod in a wooden vase behind her

Grief and life without Jessica: learning to live with grief

Grief has become part of my life now. It’s a constant presence in our everyday lives. Sometimes grief sits quietly in the background and we are almost able to forget…

A very smiley Jessica on the rocking horse at the park

National Grief Awareness Week – #shareyourstory

This week (2nd – 8th December) is National Grief Awareness Week – a week which aims to normalise grief and get people talking about it. Many people feel uncomfortable around…

Me, Sophie (holding a picture of Jessica), Thomas and Daddy sitting on a bed together

Me and Mine – November 2020

Sometimes family life is all about grabbing the little moments where you can, in amongst the busyness of life, and the overwhelm that always seems to be come at some…

A picture of a blue dragonfly on a reed with the text "#366daysofgratitude 2020"

#366daysofgratitude 2020 – Week 47

At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed…

Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Country Kids 28/11/20

Welcome back to Country Kids. I hope that you are all keeping well and safe as we come to the end of this lockdown and move back into our different…

Sophie and Daddy walking along the main road in Datchet

A Treasure Trail around Datchet

A Treasure Trail is a great way of exploring an area and making a family walk more interesting. We’ve done a few different ones now and always enjoy doing them.…